Thoughts on Reducing Extreme Heat Damage and Sunburn for Fruits and Gardening

Out of the three pawpaws I had planted this winter, one looks great but the other two have significant leaf damage even though they only get about 3 hours of direct sun in their spot. The leaves look oven crisped.

My loquats melted a few times during the heat wave, but revived when I set a hose dripping on them for a bit. No real permanent damage, only a few small crispy leaf corners.

My cold hardy banana and avocado seedlings mostly loved the heat!

Though even the older banana leaves burned a little:

My feijoas also loved it, with all my surviving grafts pushing new shoots now.

My red raspberries turned to sour mush.

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